George Tipton

George Aliceson Tipton, also known as George Tipton, is an American composer, musical arranger and conductor.

Among Tipton's works are the theme songs for "Benson", "It's a Living", and "Empty Nest", plus incidental music for numerous shows, including "The Courtship of Eddie's Father", "Soap", "The Love Boat", "Heartland", "The Golden Girls" and "The Golden Palace". He also provided music for the movies "Badlands" and "Phantom of the Paradise", and for the television movies "The Affair", "I Want to Keep My Baby!", "Mulligan's Stew", "The Gift", and "Gidget's Summer Reunion".

His arranging and conducting credits include Jose Feliciano's cover version of "Light My Fire" by The Doors, and numerous singles and albums by singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Tipton's work with Nilsson ranged from "Everybody's Talkin'" (which won a Grammy Award) to the "Skidoo" soundtrack, to Nilsson's music for "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" and "The Point!".

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